Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 November 1948 — Page 10

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The ‘New Look’ of Hoosier Farms

the Farm Bureau here this week, presented a changed picture directly opposite to the lot of agriculture during two decades before the war.

Schenck when he said: “Resistence to the Farm Bureau from 1920 to 1041 was inconsequental. The farmer was thé down-trodden man. Everybody felt sorry for him. Don’t kid yourself today. Nobody feels sorry for the farmer now. The resistance is terrific.”

give action” in behalf of the farming industry in the future.

healthy conditions. The danger lies in “killing the goose that laid the golden eggs” by taking too much advantage of a good thing at the expense of other economic groups.

zealous attempts on the part of other groups to gain an advantage beyond the limits of orderly progress.

Another Greek Crisis ANOTHER of those Greek crises, which so frequently

No basic solution is in sight. Until the tragic circle is broken, only another patch-up job is possible.

ernment is supplying economic aid and arms. The result is a negative success, in the sense that this help has prevented Stalin from taking over a strategic area. Otherwise hunger and chaos would have enabled the Communist fifth columnists to take Athens, and the loyal Greek army would have lacked guns to hold off the Red rebel troops in their effective guerrilla war.

three related factors, One is the sick Greek economy. Ane other is political instability. And the third is foreign military intervention by the Red regimes of Albania, Bulgaria * and Yugoslavia, from which the Greek rebel army is recruited and supplied and to which it retreats when defeated. .

representative government and without peace. There cannot be a strong representative cabinet without. .general: elections, mmbithese cannot be held in the midst of civil war. The civil'war cannot be won until the rebels céase to have Albanian, Bulgarian and Yugoslav bases.

tervention in Greece is important. Once the Greek rebels were isolated they could be disposed of in relatively short time, as the “successful” autumn campaign showed. Then

date, and with American economic aid, would have a good chance of carrying out essential reforms and advancing recovery.

Red obstruction. For several days now the UN political

committee has been voting point by point against Balkan interference and for a peaceful Greek settlement. But no

‘way has been found to forcé the opposing Red bloc to obey

lzere ix a larger East-West conflict.

A Blow to Marine Morale - FOUR hundred Marine Corps master sergeants in the

tial losses of pay. In one case, apparently typical, the cut is $38.50 a month.

aviation section at present is top-heavy with rank.

an expanding military program. Why can’t such men be loaned to one of the other services if the Marine Corps doesn’t need them?

turned out by mass-production methods. Marine sergeants are among the best in the business. If pay cuts and high “living costs drive some of them out of the service it will be a serious loss to the military establishment.

Force could use some of them. There should be places for some of them, too, in the Army’s training progran:

changes of trained personnel among the services might do much to build needed team spirit and mutual respect and understanding. Apart from the factor, there should be room

we have, In emergencies we never have enough of them,

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If It Comes to That THOUGH all seems ready for the birth of the royal baby

. volve about the possibility of twins—two boys, say. Which would be in line for the throne? .

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to see England troubled with it. But if left to us, we would, ’ id basis of recent experience, advise the royal house-

‘born of male twins was considered the real heir. Equally ~ emphatic are experts on royal precedence who insist the

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HE 1948 version of the Indiana farmer as portrayed in - speeches and resolutions at the annual convention of

_ The “new look” in farming was pointed up graphically the annual message of Bureau President Hassil E.

HE CALLED for “mobilization of all forces for aggres-

Aggressive action for orderly progress is a sign of

We have seen in the past some sad results from over-

bedevil that unhappy country and the world, is here.

The United States is caught in that circle. Our gov-

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BUT positive success has been impossible because of

The sick economy cannot be corrected without a strong

S80 THE United Nations effort to stop Red Balkan in-

Athens government with a new popular election man-

As usual, the UN is not getting very far because of

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aviation section are being reduced in grade, at substan-

The reasons given are (1) economy and (2) that the

This makes no sense to us. We are at the beginning of

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EXPERIENCED non-commissioned officers cannot be

Since these are aviation men, we should think the Air

Now that we have a single military establishment, ex-

our unified military system for every effective professional

in England, some last-minute complications seem to re-

~ A popular myth has it that in ancient times the second

t-born is the elder and therefore due to be crown prince. It is admittedly a complex question and we should hate

> ask publlic-opinion pollsters to pick the rightful heir

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In Tune With the Times

Barton Rees Pogue

THE SUNRISE

“All hail the morn, the night has fled! Bring forth the harp and touch its strings! The glorious light of day is spread! “All hail,” the morning sngel sings. The eastern sky resplendent, all : In gold-fringed draperies, and anom A million diamonds of the sky Bedeck the palaces of dawn.

Ye poets, hold the scribbled line; Ye painters, cast the brush away; Such grandeur can no pen define, Nor artist's skill such scene portray. The voice is lost in silent awe, The hand akin to lifeless sod, When in such splendor we behold The handiwork of living God.

My soul Somitiies with things divine, yY he ythmic swing gives » When hidden ” we With tidings of a new-born day. When heavenly murals thus unfold, How blind are they who cannot see, All etched in crimson, blue and gold, His promise of eternity,

Go tell the troubled sons of man, Let solitary places hear The story of unyielding faith Victorious over doubt and fear. Bay not that man but weeps and dies, For in that morn that is to be The Sun of endless Joy shall rise In all His gorgeous majesty. ~THURMAN D. GEISE, Connersville.

EDITOR'S NOTE: ofr. Gelse writes that durIng the war he was firing oil-burning furnaces that heated large paint ovens, and checking temperatures every 15 minutes. These ovens had to be ready so the conveyor could start at 7 o'clock each morning. Between checks of the indicators, he says he had ample time to enjoy watching Aurora drive the chariots of dawn over the eastern horizon, Out of these often

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Some Police Abuses

By Claude Doyle Minderman, City. ok - ‘It can happen here, Ignorance of law forcement procedures under a démocratic ernment can be just as unjust in the coercive and intimidating tactics as the police and the Gestapo under the Hitler There are certain elements of ‘our otherwise estimable police force that persist in conducting themselves in a manner calculated to discredit ‘both the police force and the respect for the law they have sworn to uphold. : uring my service in the 834 Division in Germany, I had occasion to witness the fear, hate and justifiable antagonism instilled in the minds of men‘who had been placed outside the protection of the Hitlerian doctrine. ‘Personal liberty to associate with whom you choose was non-existent, and this restraint was frequently imposed n members of the same he The American public traditionally has been inclined to favor the underdog, Unfortunately, this spirit of fair play has not always been evident in the actions of the police department in . * situations involving the insurance of the rights of our minority groups. Certain members of our local force have resorted to abusive and intimidating conduct against the private citizens who speak up in defense of human rights, It would speak well for Chief Rouls and the administration of the police department if this: element in law enforcement could be investi gated and eliminated. A more impartial and unbiased approach in law enforcement would prove of inestimable value in the increase of popularity, respect and effectiveness of the police department. +e

‘Political Hypocrisy’

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repeated experience he wrote the above poem.

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LOVE'S COMPENSATION

Do not run away from love, But meet it all the way. s A gift, 'tis sent from God above To brighten up your way.

Clasp it closely to your heart

NEW CONGRESS . . . By Fred W. Perkins Reversal of National Labor Policy to Be Aim in Senate

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—S8en. Elbert D,

eliminate any change in intent of the original

By Edward F. Maddox, City. Mr. Molotov’s hint that Mr. Truman's elec tion was a victory for communism was the last word in political hypocrisy and attempted mene tal confusion of the American people. The Communists are mental sleight of hand trick< sters and trained liars. Our newspapers will perform a patriotic service to their country to - voluntarily refuse to publish Communist propa«: ganda in any form. - Mr. Truman was the man the Reds called a war monger before the election. The Wallace

And know the thrill of giving All you have, for cupid's dart Will teach the joy of Itving.

And if this love should too much cost, It is not all it seems, For having loved, you have not lost; You'll always have your dreams. =POROTAYM, PARKE, Indianapolis.

I'VE BEEN THINKIN'

“The morning has gold in its mouth,” I have heard, but how few seem to seek it, or to ever #ee a beautiful sunrise! Someone asked another —“Did you ever see the sun rise?” The other replied—-“Certainly not; I always go to bed before the sun comes up!” ... Now who, these days, rises early—except the ones who must get to work on time? Usually women, who are at leisure, get up about noon, eat breakfast at lunch time and dinner in the evening. Then maybe they are up till late hours, and turn day Into night and night into day. What I can't see Is how one ever accomplishes anything by such methods, , . . Most folks spend their lives trying to please others rather than the folks Who hat ayt funymast. «+. It is often amazing what efit a smart dog seems to have when it comes to choosing a master. . . All really successful persons have overcome great handicaps—plodding uphill.

~AUNT PITIPAT, Anderson. > & 9

WITHIN THE SHADOW

Just anywhere we chance to be, He stands within a shadow at our side; Qur blinded vision often fails.to see Him, as he travels over trails untried. ~~CAROL B, WEINBERG, North Vernon.

Thomas (D. Utah) is prepared to take over the chairmanship of the Senate Education and Labor Committee and to work for a complete reversal of the national labor policy set up by the Taft-Hartley law. » “The evils in labor-management relations cannot be corrected by legislative amendments,” he said today. “The only remedy is through moral law, education and evolution.” For instance, in such an emergency as a nation-wide strike of coal miners or telephone

ioperators, “these people must recognize that

the. public interest is greater than their own. But a law will not convince them. There must be an educational program to show them they shouldn't strike.” : When asked how he thought John L. Lewis would react to that kind of program, as opposed to court injunctions and fines and possible imprisonment, Sen. Thomas cited instances to show that Mr. Lewis was not unaware of the public interest.

Education Bill First

THE KINDLY, scholarly Utah Senator is a strong believer in. education. He holds doctorates in philosophy, law and literature. He has been professor of political science at the University of Utah, is a member of the American Council of Learned Sociejies, and has occupled other positions of high scholastic caliber. His first job in the new Congress, he said, will not be on the labor law, but on the federal- - ald-to-education bill. He believes the teachers of the country and particularly of the western states were most helpful in electing Mr. Truman, After the education bill—for which he said he counted on the support of Sen. Robert .A, Taft (R. 0.)—Sen. Thomas will give his consideration to labor matters. “The committee,” he predicted, “will wish to

National Labor Relations Act. To ban jurisdic. tional disputes by law will not stop them. The closed shop is another instance—Ilabor leaders who use the closed shop unwisely cannot stand up against public opinjon.

Labor Responsible to Public

“WE CAN get rid of the evils by making labor responsible for them—but in- the forum of public opinion rather than by trying to pass a law.” : Sen. Thomas said he was determined to get rid of a “phony” in the Taft-Hartléy law. The “phony,” he said, is that law's legalization of a union shop in place of a closed shop. The difference is generally supposed to be that under a closed shop a man must be a union. member before he can get a job, Under the union shop the employer is free to hire the man but he must join the union in a specified time. But Sen. Thomas said that, practically, there isn’t any - difference—"it's a phony.”

Provide Legal Safeguards

AS TO the non-Communist affidavit in the Taft-Hartley law, the Senator.said he personally opposed it, but that if the Supreme Court found it constitutional “we would have to retain it.” He said also he would not oppose proposals of President Truman, made in January, 1947, to provide legal safeguards against some forms of alleged union abuses—in an area much smaller than that the Taft-Hartley law tries to cover. He proposes to raise the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act to 75 cents an hour, and to extend its coverage. Because, he said, it will benefit unorganized workers “who really did more in electing President Truman than organized labor did.” :.8en. Thomas, first elected in 1932 with Franklin D. Roosevelt, is regarded as one of the “original New Dealers” in Congress.

party and the hate-breeding issues, which stirred the old Civil War bitterness in the South, were, and are, all grist out of the Communist mill. Mr. Truman and the Southern Congressmen should recognize this fact and, together with Republican Congressmen, unite against the common enemy of all patriotic Americans— communism! Let us close ranks and stand firmly united against the Red front. Let us continue to drive the Communists from positions of power here at home. One issue we can and must unite on is to save the world from Communist slavery, Let us drop these hate-breeding issues and unite for the preservation of Christian civilization.

What Others Say-—

We build safer cars, tires and highways te provide the American motorist with every aid for safe driving, but there is one intangible we cannot manufacture—even-tempered drivers.— James J. Newman, vice president, the B. F, Goodrich Company. > *

The complete recovery of Western Europe can be expected by 1952, even if the Soviet satellites continue to block trade between Kast-

ern and Western Europe.—ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman. *» * 9

A man’s home is where he lives.—Patrick J. Fleming, 23-year-old itinerant who lived secretly for 30 days in a San Francisco tavern, subsisting on liquor and potato chips. ® * 9° There is not a man in this nation who ean support a family on $3.20 a day.—Sen. Alben W. Barkley (D) of Kentucky, asking for a higher minimum wage law.

ISRAEL CHARGES . . . By Wallace E. Devel

Arms Smuggling Row Looms in Palestine

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 13—An ugly new. controversy 1 Palestine is about to break out, < PRE er ee

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Britain before the United Nations Security Counbil; the Israeli 1

diplomatic mission here said. 3 ‘ The British embassy flatly denied the Jewish charges. At the same time, official Arab sources renewed allegations that the Jews are smuggling arms into the Holy Land on a major scale. " The sources also backed up official British assertions that Britain is not sending arms to the Arabs.

Arabs Charge Outside Help

JEWISH successes in recent fighting in Palestine are partly if not largely explained by the help the Israeli are getting from the outside, plus the fact that the Arabs are getting fo help at all, Arab officials said. The Israeli mission here persists, nevertheless, in charging that the British are sendihg arms to the Arabs.

Reports. tending to indicate this have been reaching the Israeli government during the past two months, an Israeli official here said. Israeli will lay these reports before the” Security Council in a few days and ask the Council to investigate them, the official said. If the Security Council confirms the reports, Israeli will ask for United Nations action against both the British and the ,Arabs, he declared. Nothing remotely resembling confirmation of any of these allegations could be obtained here today with one exception— .the charge that Israeli is obtaining arms in Czechoslovakia, with Soviet connivance, and flying them to Palestine. Some official Jewish sources have issued partial and qualified denials of this. .

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Get Arms From Russia

HOWEVER, Zionists here have openly declared in the past that they would get arms from the Soviets—or anybody else who would supply them—if the United States would not make them available. Moreover, the Arabs ¢laim they can confirm the Chicago Daily News’ disclosurés regarding arms shipments from Czechoslovakia to Israeli. Similar if not identical reports have been reaching the Armed Forces here for some time pasi. And the State Department has corroborated these reports at least to the extent of revealing that it asked the Czech government to stop the shipments some time ago—and received an “entirely unsatisfactory” reply from Prague. Britain has sent no arms to any Arab country since June 3, the British embassy said here today. London prohibited the sale and export of arms to the Arabs —and Jews—on that date in accordance with a United Nations General Assembly resolution adopted May 29, calling on all members to take such action, an embassy spokesman said.

Britain is ‘even enforcing this ban against Trans-Jordan, |

“despite the fact that the British are obligated by treaty to supply arms to the Trans-Jordan armed forces, according to the offi-

London assumed this obligation when it recognized TransJordan's independefice May 22, 1946. Prior to that date Britain

Side Glances—By Galbraith . i

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"I'd like to go steady with you, Rodney, but I'm not ready to give up my career as a baby sitter just yet!

. Views on the News . . . By DAN KIDNEY Following the election, the Internal Revenue Collector in

Alabama was fired for failure to carry out President Truman’s

anti-segregation order. Looks like making a Dixiecrat eat Jim Crow. ° > 4 9

New definition of “political expert”—a person who knows in advance everything about an election—except how the people will vote. : ® oo o

The next Congress is not likely to make the mistake of labelling Truman Doctrine “For Export Only.” ® oo o American Commies are said to have been ordered Henry Wallace. That will make it unanimous. t ¢ ¢ ©

Vice President-elect Barkley flattered the pre-election polls. He called them “propaganda.”

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had administered the country as a League of Nations mandate. The embassy also asserted that Britain has neither sold nor shipped any a es or airplane engines to the Soviet Union since January. is more than three months before the Eu-

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WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms

Truman Peace Move

Expected in Europe

f Posse > ping up; atl in ‘their views, the U. 8. fareign policy would remain the same. Now they are Some of the shrewdest here believe it_may take would have made little difference. He really represented ‘cons

pundits and pollsters had told them: That no matter who won, not. so sure. a new passibly dramatic turn. Ea They now argue that the election of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey tinuity more than Mr. Truman because for the past two years Republican influence on foreign policy predominated. It was the

Democrats rather than the rival party that “went along,” thay

said. Now President Truman is going back to the White House and the Democrats will have majorities in both houses of Cone gress. And it is pointed out here that they got there to some extent—perhaps even largely—by stealing some of Henry Wal« lace’s peace medicine. :

New Foreign Policy

PRESIDENT Truman's popular majority was less than two million votes. Mr. Wallace once was conceded approximately five million, but he received only about a million. Perhaps, it is argued, these missing four million are what made the difference for Mr. Truman and his party. In any event, more and more observers here now believe ‘Mr, ‘Truman may regard the swing to him as a mandate to take U. 8, foreign policy more into his own hands. His campaign slogans, | first that a strong America is indispensable to world peace, and second, that he would go to any honorable length to prevent ane other war, are seen as the key to his policy. : This, while no one doubts that Mr. Truman will continue to give the fullest backing to the European Recovery Program, the . Atlantic defenSe pact and other such measures, some new “Tru man peace move” or moves would surprise few IRE Secretary of Defense James Forrestal's fast swing around Europe and Secretary of State George C. Marshall's early return to Washington likewise are interpreted as fitting into possible Truman plans for a combination olive-branch-big-stick policy.

Third Party Dickering

SIGNIFICANT also, is that no cold water is being thrown on the new behind-the-scenes efforts to end the Berlin blockade row. While the United States and the West remain firm against’ negotiating under duress, third-party dickering is still going on here. The neutrals still hope they can find a mutually acceptable solution to end the blockade and thus get the Big Four peace talks going again. Nobody expects Mr. Truman to intervene in the East-West dispute while the United Nations is in session here. They do anticipate something before or soon after his inauguration. , _ But they hope and pray he won't spring surprises on western foreign offices, because any appearance of disunity might hurt peace chances more than the best of good intentions,

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